The Death of Jesus is at the Heart of the Gospel

The death of Jesus is-and must be-the heart of the gospel because the good news is precisely that Jesus saves sinners from their sin. Whatever else the gospel promises, at the very beginning if it all is a sinner's sin forgiven

Greg Gilbert, Don't Call It A Comeback pg. 73

Greg is also the author of What is the Gospel? and co-author of What is the Mission of the Church with Kevin DeYoung.